How to Use crank out in a Sentence

crank out

verb
  • The race is on to find older machines that can still crank out chips.
    WSJ, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Tap the Latte button and the Touch will crank out a latte, even foaming the milk.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Raytheon, for example, can’t simply crank out Stingers to replace the 1,400 that the U.S. sent to Ukraine.
    Ben Fox, Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2022
  • Raytheon, for example, can't simply crank out Stingers to replace the 1,400 that the U.S. sent to Ukraine.
    Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2022
  • Blast furnaces cranked out profits, steel coils and thick smog.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Cells with the Arc gene crank out proteins that clump into capsids.
    Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2019
  • The Big 3 cranked out 86 points against the Lakers in just their seventh game together.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
  • During short breaks between lessons, take the kids for a stroll down the block, go up and down the stairs a few times, or crank out a set of jumping jacks.
    Vicky Hallett, National Geographic, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The theme song was cranked out in 2½ hours, and Wasserman said Haim told him that Fox went crazy over it and that the recording with his vocals would be on the show.
    Chaz Kangas, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The spot is winning early praise, thanks in part to a kitchen cranking out smash burgers and fries topped with Hop-Fu!
    Brandon Hernández, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • The steam from the tea or soup can moisten the inside of your nostrils, reducing the need for your body to crank out mucus.
    Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
  • After a jab in the arm, muscle cells take up mRNA and crank out a viral protein.
    Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Did the Eagles really need Walsh to crank out hit after hit?
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2022
  • Peggy Ann could crank out a then-impressive 400 pages an hour.
    Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2022
  • Still, the app continues to crank out quiet updates to its platform.
    WIRED, 28 Jan. 2023
  • And so Donnie’s babysitting scenes in the second and third movies seem like a response to that, as Bianca was in the studio cranking out hits.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Ghost kitchens popped up to crank out delivery and takeout orders.
    Michael Joseph, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Hurricane season doesn’t end until Nov. 30, and the oceans are still cranking out storms.
    Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
  • For the kitchen that wants to crank out delicious meals while still looking picture-perfect, this six-quart air fryer is a must.
    Rachel Trujillo, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Set up high-quality-concrete plants to crank out precast panels that won’t crumble in the rain.
    Curbed, 12 May 2022
  • Volunteers also served generous slices of pie and ice cream, and a popcorn machine cranked out cups of the tasty treat -- all for free.
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The true tragedy of this show is that networks and streamers will continue to crank out junk like it as long as viewers continue to watch.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Beside me, a man played video poker while a cover band cranked out country hits to a mostly empty lounge.
    Sam Lipsyte, Harper's Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Yet to see the 7-foot Opelka move effortlessly around the court is to watch someone who can do much more than crank out unreturnable serves.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • In practice, that typically means backing off from max-effort lifts two or three times a week to crank out more reps with slightly lighter weights.
    Men's Health, 25 July 2022
  • In the synagogue’s deep, thick-walled cellars, classrooms and storage rooms were repurposed with cots and mattresses, and the kitchens cranked out hundreds of meals a day.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Selling Sunset is a show that Netflix can crank out quickly and easily.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
  • The goal is to establish distinct breeding lines—made of cloned cells—that each crank out a single, specific type of antibody.
    Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Writers feared that much of their work would be turned over to AI that would crank out passable scripts, while actors feared that their likenesses would be scanned by AI and then used in perpetuity by studios.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 28 May 2024
  • Blizzards, atmospheric rivers and other storms have covered the state’s mountains in snow and topped off reservoirs, enabling its dams to crank out lots of electricity.
    Ivan Penn Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 June 2024

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